The view from Topeka: Brown plaintiffs, local officials recall victories won, declare battles that remain to be fought.(Brown@50: how far have we come?)(Brown v. Board of Education)(Reprint)(Cover Story) From: Black Issues in Higher Education | Date: May 20, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Cox, Matthews & Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

It's a little-known fact, but, 50 years ago, the ,junior high and high schools of Topeka, Kan., were integrated--though in name only. Fear was the order of the day at the high school, where an African American assistant superintendent by the name of Harrison Caldwell roamed the halls as the "White folks' enforcer," ensuring that African American and White students didn't fall into casual conversations, keeping the sports teams and dances segregated, herding the Black children into separate assemblies.

"There was a 'White' bell and a 'nigger' bell," recalls Nancy Todd Noches, ...

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